What are the best episodes of The Real McCoys?

The best rated episodes of The Real McCoys are: The Rival - S4E16 rated 10.0, You Can't Beat the Army - S4E18 rated 9.0, The Horse Expert - S4E12 rated 9.0, First Date - S3E27 rated 9.0, The Talk of the Town - S3E24 rated 9.0, Cousin Naomi - S3E22 rated 9.0, The Town Councilman - S3E21 rated 9.0, The Ghostbreakers - S3E14 rated 9.0, Grampa Fights the Air Force - S3E9 rated 9.0, The Gas Station - S3E8 rated 9.0

What are the worst episodes of The Real McCoys?

The lowest rated episodes of The Real McCoys are: The Mrs. Homemaker Contest - S2E31 rated 4.5, How to Paint a House - S2E34 rated 5.0, The Insurance Policy - S2E33 rated 5.5, The Great Woodsman - S2E35 rated 5.7, The Egg War - S1E5 rated 6.0, The Matchmaker - S1E12 rated 6.0, The Goodys Come to Town - S1E17 rated 6.0, The Great Discovery - S2E17 rated 6.0, The Tax Man Cometh - S2E32 rated 6.0, The Marriage Broker - S3E15 rated 6.0

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Oct 1957 - Jun 1963

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Best Episodes of The Real McCoys

The Rival
S4 Ep16
10.0
16th Feb 1961
Luke feels low when he hears Kate is living it up in Bakersfield. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
You Can't Beat the Army
S4 Ep18
9.0
2nd Mar 1961
Grampa has a beef with the Army: they've taken one of his cows. Lieutenant: Leonard Stone. Colonel: Addison Richards. Sergeant: Nicky Blair. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Horse Expert
S4 Ep12
9.0
19th Jan 1961
Grampa grudgingly accepts a horse as payment for a loan. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Frank: Robert Foulk. Luke: Richard Crenna.
First Date
S3 Ep27
9.0
3rd Mar 1960
Little Luke fills a tall order when he takes Agnes to the school dance. Agnes: Lynette Winter. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Mary Lou: Sherry Alberoni. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Talk of the Town
S3 Ep24
9.0
4th Feb 1960
Little Luke's prize-winning essay reveals a dark secret about Grampa (Walter Brennan). Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Cousin Naomi
S3 Ep22
9.0
7th Jan 1960
The McCoys take in George's visiting cousin---who soon takes over the whole house. Naomi: Verna Felton. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Town Councilman
S3 Ep21
9.0
24th Dec 1959
In a race for town councilman, Grampa manages George's campaign---and ends up favoring the opposition. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Ghostbreakers
S3 Ep14
9.0
5th Nov 1959
Little Luke spends a night in a haunted house---and finds he's not alone. Vern: Jimmy Baird. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Lennie: Stephen Wootton.
Grampa Fights the Air Force
S3 Ep9
9.0
17th Sep 1959
Grampa charts a course of action to prevent jets from flying over his house. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Gas Station
S3 Ep8
9.0
10th Sep 1959
Grampa pumps up a stream of trouble working in George's gas station. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Weaker Sex?
S3 Ep6
9.0
27th Aug 1959
Grampa and George are rivals in an important lodge election. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Fighter and the Lady
S3 Ep7
8.5
3rd Sep 1959
Grampa sweet-talks a marriage-minded spinster out of a foreclosure. Walter Brennan. Bertha: Minerva Urecal.
Money From Heaven
S6 Ep7
8.0
4th Nov 1962
Grandpa thinks he has discovered a gold mine in the sky when an Army paratrooper lands with destructive force on a dilapidated chicken coop that was already marked for the scrap heap. When an Army captain arrives to assess the damages, Grandpa paints a black picture. Luke, however, takes a dim view of Grandpa's shenanigans and bluntly tells him so.
George's Housekeeper
S4 Ep39
8.0
28th Sep 1961
George hires a housekeeper who sweeps him off his feet. Miss Burns: Paula Winslowe. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Clarissa: Lee Patrick.
The Legacy
S4 Ep10
8.0
22nd Dec 1960
The McCoys learn that George has not named Grampa in his will. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Smothered in Love
S4 Ep7
8.0
1st Dec 1960
The family is pampering Grampa---much to his disgust. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Charles Seel. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
How To Discover Oil
S3 Ep28
8.0
10th Mar 1960
Troubles flow when Grampa and George think they've struck oil. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Bowling Champ
S3 Ep23
8.0
28th Jan 1960
Kate spares no wrath when she finds Luke bowling with a pretty girl. Marian: Jeanne Vaughn. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Television Set
S3 Ep19
8.0
10th Dec 1959
The scene is set for trouble when Grampa refuses to buy a television. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The New Hired Hand
S2 Ep8
8.0
18th Dec 1958
Grampa's sales pitch persuades Luke to coach the little leaguers. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. McGinnis: Willard Waterman.

Worst Episodes of The Real McCoys

The Mrs. Homemaker Contest
S2 Ep31
4.5
7th May 1959
Grampa is aiming for the prize Kate may win in a homemaker contest. Amanda: Marjorie Bennett. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
How to Paint a House
S2 Ep34
5.0
21st May 1959
A paint salesman gives the McCoys the brush---after swindling them. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Insurance Policy
S2 Ep33
5.5
14th May 1959
Grampa's scheme to withhold an insurance payment backfires. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Simmons: Rusty Lane. Sloane: Stanley Farrar. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Great Woodsman
S2 Ep35
5.7
28th May 1959
Grampa plans to knock Little Luke's new hero off his pedestal. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Johnson: Lloyd Corrigan. Eddie: Raymond Karr.
The Egg War
S1 Ep5
6.0
10th Oct 1957
The McCoys start a roadside eggstand and, inadvertently, an egg war with neighbor Harry Poulson.
The Matchmaker
S1 Ep12
6.0
23rd Jan 1958
A hunting dog wanders onto the McCoy ranch, and when the owner, Joe Johnson, appears to claim him, Grampa tries to make a trade with him for the dog. Joe refuses until Grampa promises he will arrange a date for Joe with Flora MacMichael.
The Goodys Come to Town
S1 Ep17
6.0
30th Jan 1958
The McCoys are visited by Frank Goody and his attractive daughter from Smokey Corners, West Virginia. When Elvira starts playing up to Luke, Kate becomes jealous.
The Great Discovery
S2 Ep17
6.0
22nd Jan 1959
Trouble begins when Luke unearths a valuable prehistoric bone. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Dr. Kirkwood: Eleanor Audley.
The Tax Man Cometh
S2 Ep32
6.0
30th Apr 1959
Grampa puts on a convincing poor act for the tax man---and the neighbors. Wells: Richard Deacon. The Rev. Mr. Bascom: Thomas B. Henry. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Marriage Broker
S3 Ep15
6.0
12th Nov 1959
Grampa turns matchmaker to keep alien Sam Hartunian in the country. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jacques Aubuchon. Aggie: Betty Garde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Once There Was a Man
S3 Ep25
6.0
11th Feb 1960
Luke puts up a squawk when he takes a gander at his henpecked cousin. Charlie: Hal Baylor. Ethel: Doris Singleton. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Screen Test
S3 Ep3
6.2
30th Jul 1959
The cookie-jar funds are tapped to pay for Hassie's screen test. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Game Warden
S3 Ep2
6.3
23rd Jul 1959
Grampa is being hounded by the new game warden---neighbor George (Andy Clyde). Richard Crenna, Walter Brennan. Judge: Lewis Martin. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.
The Homeymoon
S1 Ep24
6.3
27th Feb 1958
After two years of marriage, Luke and Kate go on their honeymoon. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The New Car
S2 Ep4
6.3
2nd Oct 1958
Luke and Kate decide the McCoys should have a new car and trade in their old Ford. When Grampa learns of the transaction, he's heartbroken at losing a ""member of the family"" and tries to get it back. Flora MacMichael, knowing how Grampa feels about the old car, has bought it from the junk man and returns it to Grampa.
Kate's Dress
S1 Ep4
6.4
17th Oct 1957
The male McCoys try to outwit the female members by using money in the cookie jar to buy a shotgun rather than a dress for Kate to attend the PTA meeting. When the men concede defeat and they buy Kate a dress, things get even worse. Fortunately, the PTA president is able to correct their choice of dress.
The Lady's Man
S1 Ep13
6.4
9th Jan 1958
Luke becomes jealous when a photographer for a national magazine comes to their ranch to use Kate as a model and is over-attentive to Kate from Luke's viewpoint. Grampa eggs him on, and they are both humiliated when they learn the photographer is a happily married man. He tells Luke how lucky he is to have Kate for his wife.
Gambling Is a Sin
S1 Ep16
6.4
19th Dec 1957
Grampa and Luke invite their minister to the house for dinner to help Kate get on a church committee. Before the minister shows up, Grampa has given a billboard salesman permission to use the barn roof for an advertisement for a gambling house in Las Vegas. Luke solves the dilemma by painting out some of the letters in the advertisement.
Grampa Sells His Gun
S1 Ep7
6.4
24th Oct 1957
The McCoys find themselves in trouble when they need $150 to meet a mortgage payment. Checking through all their wordly goods, they discover their only valuable asset is a rifle handed down to Grampa by his great-grandfather. Grampa finally decides parting with his treasure is better than borrowing money from his neighbor George.
You're Never Too Old
S1 Ep11
6.4
26th Jun 1958
Luke and Kate join a young people's recreation group and suggest Grampa join the ""Young Old Timers."" He refuses, saying they are all old fuddy-duddies with no family interests. After consistently being left alone, he finally decides to investigate the old-timers group and is acclaimed by them as an artist at whittling.

The Real McCoys Episode Guide

Californy, Here We Come
S1 Ep1
7.1
3rd Oct 1957
The McCoys move from Smokey Corners, West Virginia., to a ranch in Fernando Valley, Calif., which Grampa McCoy has inherited from his brother Ben. They have also inherited Pepino, a ranch hand, and they meet their neighbors, Flora and George MacMichael. But Grampa finds himself homesick for ""West Virginny.""
Luke Gets His Freedom
S1 Ep2
7.1
14th Nov 1957
When Grampa thinks Luke is being henpecked by Kate, Luke decides to prove him wrongâ€”and ends up sleeping on the couch in the living room.
Grampa's Date
S1 Ep3
7.0
21st Nov 1957
Luke and Kate urge Grampa to invite Flora MacMichael as his date to attend the Valley Ranchers annual fall dance and box supper. Grampa will have none of it until he hears that Flora is the best cook in the county.
Kate's Dress
S1 Ep4
6.4
17th Oct 1957
The male McCoys try to outwit the female members by using money in the cookie jar to buy a shotgun rather than a dress for Kate to attend the PTA meeting. When the men concede defeat and they buy Kate a dress, things get even worse. Fortunately, the PTA president is able to correct their choice of dress.
The Egg War
S1 Ep5
6.0
10th Oct 1957
The McCoys start a roadside eggstand and, inadvertently, an egg war with neighbor Harry Poulson.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
S1 Ep6
7.2
7th Nov 1957
Grampa thinks he's made a sharp business deal when he sells some useless farm land, until he finds out the freeway is going through that part of their land. Luke and Kate feel Grampa has been swindled -- but Grampa's native honesty saves the day for the McCoys.
Grampa Sells His Gun
S1 Ep7
6.4
24th Oct 1957
The McCoys find themselves in trouble when they need $150 to meet a mortgage payment. Checking through all their wordly goods, they discover their only valuable asset is a rifle handed down to Grampa by his great-grandfather. Grampa finally decides parting with his treasure is better than borrowing money from his neighbor George.
A Question of Discipline
S1 Ep8
7.3
31st Oct 1957
Grampa McCoy takes over the supervision of Hassie and Little Luke when, after getting bad grades in school, Kate starts to discipline them. He soon learns it isn't as easy as he thought and is happy to turn the job back to Kate.
It's a Woman's World
S1 Ep9
7.6
5th Dec 1957
The McCoys' neighbor Mrs Webster asks their support in her race for a seat on the City Council, but Grampa feels women have no place in politics. When he learns it is necessary to read and write in order to vote, he tries various subterfuges to pass the reading test. His innate honesty prevails, and he also assists the neighbor in her political ambitions.
Little Luke's Education
S1 Ep10
7.2
6th Feb 1958
When Little Luke gets into a fight after classmates call him a ""hillbilly,"" the entire McCoy family becomes involved. Grampa finally sets things right when he is asked by the teacher to address the class, and he proceeds to tell them about the ""dumb hillbillies"" who helped build the country they are living in.
You're Never Too Old
S1 Ep11
6.4
26th Jun 1958
Luke and Kate join a young people's recreation group and suggest Grampa join the ""Young Old Timers."" He refuses, saying they are all old fuddy-duddies with no family interests. After consistently being left alone, he finally decides to investigate the old-timers group and is acclaimed by them as an artist at whittling.
The Matchmaker
S1 Ep12
6.0
23rd Jan 1958
A hunting dog wanders onto the McCoy ranch, and when the owner, Joe Johnson, appears to claim him, Grampa tries to make a trade with him for the dog. Joe refuses until Grampa promises he will arrange a date for Joe with Flora MacMichael.
The Lady's Man
S1 Ep13
6.4
9th Jan 1958
Luke becomes jealous when a photographer for a national magazine comes to their ranch to use Kate as a model and is over-attentive to Kate from Luke's viewpoint. Grampa eggs him on, and they are both humiliated when they learn the photographer is a happily married man. He tells Luke how lucky he is to have Kate for his wife.
The Fishing Contest
S1 Ep14
6.7
28th Nov 1957
Grampa McCoy and his archrival George MacMichael enter a fishing contest. With the discovery that California fish are elusive if not intelligent, Grampa almost resorts to cheating.
Time to Retire
S1 Ep15
6.5
13th Feb 1958
When Luke and Kate learn mailman Mr. Perkins is retiring at the insistence of his children, they decide Grampa should take things easy. Grampa feels he is not needed on the ranch, and he pretends to be ill. The family decides he is not yet ready for retirement.
Gambling Is a Sin
S1 Ep16
6.4
19th Dec 1957
Grampa and Luke invite their minister to the house for dinner to help Kate get on a church committee. Before the minister shows up, Grampa has given a billboard salesman permission to use the barn roof for an advertisement for a gambling house in Las Vegas. Luke solves the dilemma by painting out some of the letters in the advertisement.
The Goodys Come to Town
S1 Ep17
6.0
30th Jan 1958
The McCoys are visited by Frank Goody and his attractive daughter from Smokey Corners, West Virginia. When Elvira starts playing up to Luke, Kate becomes jealous.
The Bigger They Are
S1 Ep18
6.6
12th Dec 1957
Grampa's jealousy leads him to court and a confrontation with his romantic rival---the judge. Grampa finds a stranger beating his time with Flora and takes his revenge on Flora's apple tree. When Flora hauls him into court for refusing to pay damages, Grampa recognizes the judge as the ""stranger.""
The Homeymoon
S1 Ep24
6.3
27th Feb 1958
After two years of marriage, Luke and Kate go on their honeymoon. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Once There was a Traveling Saleswoman
S1 Ep27
6.7
6th Mar 1958
Luke falls head over heels for a pretty swimming-pool saleswoman. Miss Eberle: Peggy Knudsen. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
My Favorite Uncle
S1 Ep28
6.7
13th Mar 1958
Uncle Dave's tall tales impress all the McCoys except Grampa (Walter Brennan). Dave: Harry Shannon. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.